The grinding sound of metal on metal filtered through the walls of Chris Lindberg’s math class at Shoreline Community College, but his students had no trouble tuning out the noise. “We’ve got a ...

There’s yet more evidence that students have lost significant ground following the wobbly shift to pandemic-era remote classes that stretched for months: New data show the nation’s 13-year-olds are ...

Diego Fonseca is a computer science major who hoped to get into calculus in college but, like many college students today, he is still struggling with basic math. He has major hurdles with algebra, a ...

California’s math wars are roiling the state’s educational system, with contentious debates over high school curricula. At issue is whether a “data science” course should be available as a substitute ...

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Few education issues elicit as much resolute support from political and business leaders as the call for higher standards in mathematics. The idea of requiring students to complete more years of ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

A single word is enough to scare students who cling to their calculators or barely make it through basic math. Algebra. Yet educators say algebra opens the door to a college education. And algebra ...

June 4, 2026 - Teachers say escalating costs are swallowing their raises, while district leaders say schools can’t shoulder the cost as they grapple with declining enrollment. High school math, and ...

A grassroots movement of parents and educators is pressing provincial governments across the country to make immediate changes to the way math is being taught. To battle poor math scores, parents in ...